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How LVMH exhumed luxury rail with the Eastern & Oriental Express
The venerable company has returned with a renewed sense of purpose after a refresh and a rethink, but the focus is still on timeless elegance and luxuriously slow travel.
- Brook Turner
Squeeze out the most value at these five-star luxury hotels
So you’ve splashed out on airfares, but you still have to book the accommodation for your next holiday. Here’s how to get the most bang from your remaining bucks.
- Fiona Carruthers
From Barbie to Warhol, the must-visit major cultural exhibitions
Toting a briefcase around the world’s financial capitals can be exhausting. Galleries and museums offer a sanctuary and stimulation for the business traveller.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
A ski pass for seven resorts for $619? France trumps the US on price
Ski Méribel once, and you’ll be hooked on Les Trois Vallées – especially as the region is cheaper than most American resorts.
- Michael Read
Dream of the 1990s comes alive at Fashion Week
Grunge, denim and sexy slip dresses were all over the runways at Australian Fashion Week.
- Lauren Sams
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‘We don’t know the truth’, says senior CIA officer
Beth Sanner was Donald Trump’s daily intelligence briefer for two years. Few people know the boundaries between secrecy and democracy so well.
- Kevin Chinnery
The world’s wiliest climate warrior? It’s not who you think
International Energy Agency boss Fatih Birol, a lifelong bureaucrat with roots in the oil industry, has made the net zero transition a personal mission.
- Hans van Leeuwen
‘I loved’ my old accounting job – surprise confession from opera star
Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes is nostalgic about his days working with spreadsheets before he quit the world of finance to fulfil his musical ambitions.
- Simon Evans
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What five common sweeteners are really doing to your body
New research has revived fears about whether sweeteners cause health problems.
- David Cox
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Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk
Experts say letting youngsters scroll social media, watch videos or eat in front of the TV is “dangerous” and may be fuelling a growing obesity epidemic.
- Laura Donnelly
This week’s lovely luxuries: chi-chi coffee to divine dog blankets
Plenty to savour here, from stylish kitchen essentials to gifts for friends – furry ones included.
- Eugenie Kelly
Think you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Five new business books to read this month
Lessons from venture capital, problems with innovation, and tips and tricks on learning new things.
- Andrew Hill, George Hammond, Leo Cremonezi and Bethan Staton
- Driving With Tony Davis
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Why the new Lexus LBX Sports Luxury AWD is an ideal city car
It’s not exciting, but the brand’s smallest car has its pluses, as well as the usual Lexus ownership perks.
- Tony Davis
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- Street Talk
Nauru Airlines flies in for a look at collapsed Air Vanuatu
The national carrier of Vanuatu collapsed into liquidation on Friday. Fiji Airways has already expressed interest in acquiring whatever is left of the airline.
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- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
This record-breaking runner is also a boss and single mother of three
Helen Ryvar, who runs her own business, swears by her relentless morning fitness routine – she’s out of the door by 4.15am, rain or shine. Here are her tips.
- Steve Douglas
The unlikely relationship between Russell Brand, Bear Grylls and God
Why would chief scout Grylls, a man with a flourishing global career, team up with the “cancelled” Brand – and risk harming his own squeaky-clean brand?
- Marianka Swain
How fatherhood will change your body’s chemistry
Men’s physiology responds viscerally to parenthood, just as women’s does when caring for infants.
- Angela Saini
The Taste of Things movie review – a feast for the eyes
Director Anh Hung Tran has created an utterly absorbing film about cuisine as a model for life.
- John McDonald
This airport is one of the world’s most scenic – and treacherous
Trekking in Nepal’s Everest region is on many a bucket list. But the adventure starts well beforehand, with a landing at Tenzing-Hillary Airport.
- Alana Christensen
Mount Everest from your tent? That’s a view worth the trek
Waking up to behold Nepal’s most renowned mountains is a dream come true. But you’ve got to put in the hard yards to get there.
- Alana Christensen
Society florist to sign off with a signature flower
Grandiflora founder Saskia Havekes plans to be dressed in white, with a floral scent and a magnolia bloom.
- Benjamen Judd
Gina Rinehart lobbies NGA to remove Indigenous portrait
The country’s richest resident has made her displeasure privately known about a portrait at the national institution.
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- Mark Di Stefano
A little bird delivers record price for photographer
A bird in the hand might be worth two in the bush, but Petrina Hicks’ photo of a budgie in a girl’s mouth was worth plenty on an otherwise disappointing night.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
How Anya Taylor-Joy had to fight George Miller over Furiosa
The star spent months persuading the esteemed director that her character deserved a chance to vent.
- Kyle Buchanan
Older adults are having sex – but there is an increasing downside
Experts have offered five reasons that help explain why sexually transmitted infection rates are rising among ageing people.
- Steven Petrow
Why this event maestro takes a bath every single morning
Katerina Grant is the founder and director of The World Of, an events agency that produces experiences for clients such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Tommy Hilfiger.
- Lauren Sams
